After a five-month trial, and seven days of jury deliberation, Baseline Killer Mark Goudeau has been convicted of all nine of the murder charges against him.Goudeau faced 72 felony counts stemming from a year-long crime spree that terrorized Phoenicians from 2005 to 2006.Of the 72 counts, Goudeau was convicted of…
A children’s Tae Kwon Do instructor in Gilbert was arrested Thursday after police say he sent several pictures of his penis to a 12-year-old female student of his. At the time of his arrest, 24-year-old Jonathan Knight was standing in front of the girl’s house.According to court documents obtained by…
For the second time this month, a federal agent in Arizona has been charged with a corruption-based crime.The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that U.S. Border Patrol agent Abel Canales has been indicted for accepting a bribe to allow a U-Haul truck he thought was filled with either drugs or…
Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies claim to have delivered a “death blow” to a Mexican drug trafficking ring that was running $33 million worth of drugs through Arizona every month.Authorities announced this morning the results of “Operation Pipeline Express,” a 17-month investigation into a drug trafficking ring that…
Despite having a 21-point lead with about three minutes left in the second quarter, the Arizona Cardinals lost to the Baltimore Ravens yesterday by a final score of 30-27. For anyone counting, that’s the Redbirds’ sixth straight loss.The Cards managed to score 24 points in the first half of yesterday’s…
Last week, we asked our readers to offer suggestions for an appropriate caption for the above photo we snapped of presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, recalled Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce, and fagala-fearing Congressman Trent Franks for this week’s New Times’ You Write the Caption contest..We had more than 50 responses…
Department of Public Safety officials confirm to New Times that a stack of fliers was found at the “Occupy Phoenix” demonstration at Cesar Chavez Plaza in Phoenix yesterday. The fliers basically explain when it’s OK to shoot a cop, hence the title of the document: “When Should You Shoot a…
Forget China, the national debt, the failing economy, terrorism, and various other legitimate threats to the survival of the United States, according to fagala-phobic Congressman Trent Franks, letting gay people tie the knot is the real danger. Franks recently appeared on the Washington Watch Weekly radio show to talk about…
When burglary suspect Marshawn Floyd Phillips broke into the home of a Phoenix woman demanding “pussy” early Wednesday morning, he probably didn’t expect to get beaten with a prosthetic leg — but that’s exactly what happened.According to court records obtained by New Times, Phillips broke into the victim’s 24th Street…
The occupation of downtown Phoenix may not have shut down Wall Street (shocking, we know), but it’s definitely putting a burden on city resources — to the tune of more than $200,000.Phoenix police tell New Times that since the “Occupy Phoenix” demonstration began at Cesar Chavez Plaza on October 15,…
The body of Rebecca Zahau, girlfriend of Jonah Shacknai, CEO of Scottsdale-based pharmaceutical company Medicis, will be exhumed so a private pathologist can conduct a second autopsy to try to determine whether her bizarre death at a California mansion was a suicide or a homicide.Read all about Zahau’s strange death here.Police in San…
We swiped this terrific photo from the Facebook page of Rachel Alexander, former henchwoman for shamed former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas (which you can see here). Plus, we’ve been sitting on the above photo of Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, and Congressman Trent Franks for more than a week.It’s time…
As we reported yesterday, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio claims to have some “shocking” information about whether President Barack Obama is eligible to be president.As we also reported yesterday, we don’t believe it for a friggin’ second.As you probably know, last month, Arpaio bent over for his far-right-wing-nut base and…
Earlier this week, we posted a video of a woman getting kicked in the face (repeatedly) by another woman in a Scottsdale parking garage during one of the more-brutal chick fights we’ve seen.Turns out, two of the female brawlers — and six other men — were arrested in the melee, according…
There’s good news and bad news regarding Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “birther” posse’s “investigation” into whether President Barack Obama is eligible to be president.The good news: the investigation will be finished by early next year, so Arpaio’s team will soon be able to tackle other non-existent issues like illegal…
Tucson’s “occupiers” can straight-up occupy.According to the Tucson Police Department, 20 arrests were made yesterday during the “Occupy Tucson” demonstrations at two different parks in the city.The 20 arrests make a grand total of 351 arrests since the “Occupy Tucson” demonstration began October 15, Tucson Sergeant Maria Hawk tells New Times.Of the…
When 23-year-old Michael King Jr. robbed a Phoenix bank yesterday morning, police already were actively looking for him in a sexual assault/robbery that happened at a Phoenix porn shop nine days earlier.When King ultimately was arrested, he went out in a hail of cash — stolen cash — that he tossed…
If next year’s presidential election were held today, President Barack Obama would carry Republican-leaning Arizona, according to a recent poll.According to a Rocky Mountain poll released yesterday, Obama leads all possible Republican candidates in Arizona by at least a five-percentage-point margin.Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is the GOP candidate who…
Shamed former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas will again today take the stand in the state Bar ethics hearing that could potentially conclude with Thomas saying “buh-bye” to his license to practice law.Thomas spent the majority of the day yesterday on the stand trying to explain why he charged numerous…
There are currently 175 law enforcement job openings at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, and if you’re not a military veteran returning from combat, any application you may submit will only be considered after those submitted by returning military folks, Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced today.Arpaio has “ordered” that all military…
Julie Kuhns’ boyfriend might have some explaining to do…to his wife.Kuhns, 45, was arrested Monday after admitting to police that she drank a third of a bottle of vodka before “accidentally” shooting her boyfriend in the chest.Her boyfriend, it turns out, is married to another woman.According to court documents obtained…
In our account of the “Occupy Phoenix” demonstration in downtown Phoenix earlier this month, we used the above image of an “occupier” holding a sign stating that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is a “lying whore” who has Alzheimer’s disease.In our post about the rally, we suggested that calling someone a…
